First, the foundation of the Song Dynasty was solid. The inheritance of the Song Dynasty was based on the Tang and Five Dynasties, and the Song Dynasty was the foundation of Zhou Shizong in the following week. Zhou Shizong is a rare hegemon in history. He unified the world after only six years in office, and even developed vigorously in economy and culture. It was already a time of relative prosperity, so the Song Dynasty took over a country with a relatively strong economic foundation. Before the Ming Dynasty, there were fierce civil strife, natural and man-made disasters, and people lived in poverty. Zhu Yuanzhang established Daming, and it was time to start again.
Second, an open attitude towards the economy. The emperors in Song Dynasty were more open to the development of commodity economy. The reason is that Zhao Kuangyin thinks that he stole the world of Zhou Dynasty, and Zhou Shizong was born a businessman, so in order to express his guilt, he kept a tolerant attitude towards businessmen and did not restrain the development of business. The taxes levied on businessmen in the Ming Dynasty were not very heavy, but they were not as light as those in the Song Dynasty. In addition, the Song Dynasty also paid attention to the development of trade. At that time, many foreign friends came to the Song Dynasty to do business. However, in the Ming dynasty, the policy of sea ban was adopted. Although it didn't last long, it also hit the trade development of the southeast coast to some extent.
Third, the predecessors planted trees. To sum up, the Ming Dynasty had an advantage over the Qing Dynasty because the predecessors planted trees well, so the Song Dynasty could enjoy the fruits. However, the Ming dynasty inherited a dynasty in which everything was in ruins, so it would be relatively difficult to make greater efforts to develop the country from the political, economic and cultural aspects. However, these two dynasties are of far-reaching significance to the history of our country.